How do we overcome the dual challenge of building new as zero carbon as well as retrofitting our existing properties that will still be in existence in 2050?
Sarah Lewis, research and policy director at the Passivhaus Trust, highlights how Homes England’s new Healthy Homes guidance is embracing the Passivhaus standard
The Autumn Statement is a mixed bag. Jules Birch takes us through some of the details that have received less attention, from a welcome increase in the benefit cap to an underwhelming announcement on energy efficiency
The government is consulting on a rent cap for social tenants, but Jules Birch says that there are many questions to be answered about what this will mean
Almost a year ago, a group of tenants published a wide-ranging set of recommendations about how social landlords should approach climate change in existing homes, following a ground-breaking inquiry. Martin Hilditch meets the tenants who took part
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is seen as a tool to attract investors to social housing. But, Fayann Simpson argues, a key audience for these reports should be tenants
A large G15 housing association has signed up to a £75m loan that will see the cost of borrowing reduced if the organisation makes its leadership team more ethnically diverse and improves the environmental performance of homes
Sinn Féin has made history after becoming the first Irish nationalist party to win the most votes in a Northern Ireland Assembly election ever after promising the biggest housing shake-up in 50 years
Unlock Net Zero Live brings the UK housing and built environment sectors together to push forward bold conversations and practical solutions to decarbonise our homes and places at both pace and scale
Procurement frameworks are often seen as back-office tools, but when designed with resident wellbeing in mind they become vital levers for delivering safer and warmer homes, says Rory Evans, regional director at LHC
Being a housing provider is not easy in 2025. There are many issues that can keep you awake at night. As a regulated sector there is even more pressure and scrutiny (quite rightly) to provide consistently good service outcomes for residents, creating safe and healthy living environments for all.
City of Edinburgh Council has awarded a four-year contract to Harmony Fire to deliver fire safety improvements across 30 multi-storey residential buildings in the city centre.
